Goa State GK Questions

71. In which year were the first Panchayat elections held in Goa?

• A) 1960
• B) 1962
• C) 1965
• D) 1967

72. Who was the first Goan to receive the Padma Vibhushan Award?

• A) Anil Kakodkar
• B) Mario Miranda
• C) Charles Correa
• D) Vithalrao Nagesh Shirodkar

73. Who was the first Goan to receive the Padma Bhushan Award?

• A) Laxman Pai
• B) Ravindra Kelekar
• C) Mario Miranda
• D) Kershasp Tehmurasp Satarawala

74. Who was the first Goan to receive the Padma Shri Award?

• A) Balkrishna Bhagwant Borkar
• B) Ravindra Kelekar
• C) Laxman Pai
• D) Mario Miranda

75. Which was the first Wildlife Sanctuary established in Goa?

• A) Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary
• B) Netravali Wildlife Sanctuary
• C) Madei Wildlife Sanctuary
• D) Cotigao Wildlife Sanctuary

76. In 1996, the Goa cricket team recorded its first victory in Ranji Trophy history against which team?

• A) Maharashtra
• B) Andhra Pradesh
• C) Kerala
• D) Karnataka

77. In which year did Goa host the International Film Festival of India for the first time?

• A) 2004
• B) 2005
• C) 2006
• D) 2007

78. Who was appointed as the first Bishop of Goa?

• A) Matheus de Castro
• B) António Sebastião Valente
• C) Francisco de Melo
• D) Raul Nicolau Gonsalves

79. Who was the first Goan-origin person to win an Arjuna Award?

• A) Brahmanand Sankhwalkar
• B) Bruno Coutinho
• C) Leslie Buddy D'Souza
• D) Climax Lawrence

80. Who built Fort Anjediva on Anjadip Island?

• A) Afonso de Albuquerque
• B) Francisco de Almeida
• C) Diogo Lopes de Sequeira
• D) Lopo Soares de Albergaria